does the beater brush at the bottom tend to get clumped up with pet hair? ( not the brush itself, but the axle part that needs to rotate)
17048
I can't answer that...have only used it a few times since I moved and the dogs here have very short hair. I think it works great! It's got very powerful suction!!
17049
no and I have a dog and 3 cats. I have had better luck with this vacumn in comparison to the 4 to 5 others I have purchased over the past 5 years.
1323619
No, and thats what I purchased the vacuum for. The beater brush in the power head is controlled by air and is very weak. The suction is just average and I find that carpets need a strong beater bar or brush to reach below the carpet surface and agitate the carpet while the suction removes dust and dirt.
1001901
Yes, it has happened to me a few times. You have the option of removing the beater before the final rise as Bonnie stated before. The manual has instructions that describe this option.
2222553
I don't really know what's rotating beater brush, but this vacuum cleaner does clean up bot rugs and bare floor pretty well, and it's light, not heavy like some others.But you have to clean the chamber manually,,,,kinda annoying
432685
The beater rotates around in a circle, I guess meaning it has "planetary action." Also, it doesn't actually touch the bottom, so you will need to use a spoon to mix up the very bottom of the batter. And mine is holding up just fine!
824821
You control the brush it does not rotate automatically. With long hair that may be a problem. My hair is just below the ear and baby fine so I was able to control the brush easily
495767
One time I looked at my sweeper bag and the dirt was all in the bottom. So I loosened it up. Also when I use attachments and the hose is not connected to the sweeper, dust comes out. So I just put a rag in it and it seemed to take care of that.
735184
So far my Miele has no problem with the hair issue on the beater bar. I have only had it a few months and have only one long haired cat. Usually, however, it is MY long hair that becomes tangled around the beat bar until it stops it from turning. So far with the Miele, no problem
2019330
I can usually get it out. We have four cats and one dog, and so I wish the basket was bigger since it fills up after just one room (depending on how long it has been). The hair does wrap around the the wheels and brush axle, but with a scissors or the comb they provide with it, it just takes a few minutes to clean up.
643849
I have not had this problem Jesse. My experience is that when I try to move the sweeper around by hand, by pulling the sweeper forward, the hitch assembly must be low enough for the wheels to turn easily. If your holding the hitch assembly too high the wheels won't turn easily and will drag maybe causing your problem. Sorry I can't be more help.
1775417
It picked up everything: hair, carpet fibers, kitty litter, etc. IT doesn't have a beater brush, the red thing you see is a rubberized "comb" The rubber nibs attract the hair and pull it up, then the vac sucks it in. There was so much embedded hair in my stairs that they looked dirty. A few swipes and I had 1" high piles of hair at the edge of the stair, which then vacuumed right up.
1951311
The turbo head attachment has a suction-powered beater bar. I use it on one low-pile area rug and it does not work especially well, especially if there is any pet hair. The beater bar spins pretty fast when you pick it up, which may be why some people mistakenly think it is powered? But this is a clip-on attachment: there is no way it could be powered.
693017
Yes, it did for me. The beater is also interchangeable, so I could use 1 of the beaters out of my electric mixer to use on this one if I didn't have time to wash the dirty one. Thanks!
1844643
Less easily than with brush on, as rotating beater bar "self-propels" the vac. Would be true of any upright. Maybe you need a cannister for your delicate carpet? I love mine. Great for cat hair on oriental rug (with beater bar on, of course!)
535246
That is quite weird. I have the same model. When I turn mine on, I do so with the handle in the upright position. The beater bar doesn't engage or turn on. When I push down on the handle and begin vacuuming, the beater bar engages.When I want the beater bar to remain off while I use it, I depress the beater bar off switch while the handle is still in the upright position, then push the handle down to begin vacuuming. The beater bar never engages, or moves an inch. If you are using it as I described, does the beater bar still engage on your unit?
296064
Yes it has a powered beater bar. But it does trap a lot, and I mean a lot of hair. I find that I have to pull hairs out from being tangled around the brush bar after every use. I'm guessing the bristles are too long and not dense enough to allow the hairs to pass into the vacuum and instead winds around the bar.
1951314
this model comes with a suction powered beater brush for low pile carpet. it gets the job done (best with a new bag). there is another model similar in looks with a motorized beater attachment.